Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Belt Hook with Inscription

HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. OR LATER

7 1/8 in. (111 grams, 18 cm).

Fluted teardrop shape with hooked narrow end, fixing stud to the reverse, three columns of later stamped text to the face.

Provenance

From an important West Country collection, 1980s.

Literature

Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.1950,1117.138.

CONDITION

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LOT 2157